Daily Featured Foundation - 3/18/26

3/18/2026

Here is today’s featured foundation.

John T. Vucurevich Foundation

Website: https://jtvf.org/

Mission & Purpose: "To make a piece of the world a brighter place." The foundation honors its founder by addressing the root causes of poverty and inequity in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.

Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is geographically restricted to Western South Dakota, specifically Rapid City and the Black Hills. They are a deeply strategic funder focusing on Affordable Housing, Early Childhood Development, and Systems Change. They require nonprofit organizations to use data-driven approaches. Their grant application involves a multi-step process, beginning with an alignment check.

Featured Opportunity: Their commitment to "Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention" is rigorous and highly funded. They provide substantial capacity building grants and direct project funding to coalitions working to move families out of poverty through permanent supportive housing.

Recommendation: A Rapid City, SD community coalition or housing 501(c)(3) seeking grant funding to launch a coordinated entry system for unhoused populations or to build new affordable housing units.